Match-box holder.



U vC. W. CROCKETT'.

MATCH BOX HOLDER.

APPLl-CATION HLED MAY 3. 1916.

1,200,441. Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATCH-BOX HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed May 3, 1916. Serial No. 95,179.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. CRooK-.

n'rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lahaina, in the countyof Maui, Territory of Hawaii, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Match-Box Holders; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements 1n holders for matchboxes, and

the cover and returned by the spring aftera match has been removed.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and oom bination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the holder showing a match box contained therein;

' Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder, the

holding plate being shown in its inoperative position; Fig. 8 is atransverse sectional view through the holder; and Fig. 4 is alongitudinally sectional view therethrough.

The holder consists of a base plate 1, which has its longitudinal edgesterminating in vertical flanges 2, while its end edges are rolled toprovide sleeves 3 which are engaged by the bars 4 said bars serving tosupport the side frames 5. To one of the horizontal bars 6 of one ofsaid frames is hingedly connected one end of a holding copies of thispatent may be obtained for plate 7 the other end of which is adapted tobe engaged under the bar 6 of the other frame, thus holding the plate inits operative position and engaged with the cover of the match box 8.Bowed springs 9 are secured to the base plate 1 and adjacent its sideedges and serve to yieldably hold the box in contact with the plate 7.

Since the frames 5 are formed from resilient wire it is obvious that thesame can be spread apart sufliciently to permit the free edge of theplate 7 to engage under the adjacent bar 6.

A zig-zag spring 10 is mounted on the plate 1 and has its centralportion fixed thereto in any suitable manner. Each outer bar 11 of thespring has one end terminating in an integral hook 12, while the otherends of said'bars have suitably connected thereto similarly shaped hooks13. These hooks are adapted to have their bills engage the ends of thebox portion 14.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a match box can beeasily placed in the holder and the box portion slid in eitherdirection, said box portion being returned to its normal or closedposition by the I spring 10.

What'is claimed is l. A match box holder comprising a base plate, aspring carried by the base plate and having hooks at its ends forengaging the ends of the box portion'to hold the same within the coverand means for holding the box on the plate.

2. A match box holder comprising a base plate, side frames carried bythe plate, a spring associated with the base and having hooks on itsends a holding plate pivotally connected to one side frame and havingits free end engaged with the other side frame to engage the cover ofthe match box, the box portion-of which has its ends engaged by saidhooks. I

3. A match box holder comprising a base plate, a spring carried by theplate and having means at its ends for yieldably engaging the ends ofthe box portion.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES W. OROCKETT.

Witnesses:

JACOB MARTIN LEE, R. H. REIMANN.

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